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The Michigan Poverty Task Force on Wednesday unveiled a slew of policy recommendations to lift vulnerable Michigan families out of poverty.

11 takeaways from Whitmer’s COVID update: Variant spreading, Michigan vaccinations, relief money State announces $52.5 million in relief for nearly 6,000 small businesses Published:  Updated:  Tags:  LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Gov. COVID-19, talking about the more contagious variant, vaccinations and what’s next for Michigan. Here are our takeaways from the briefing: Relief for small businesses Whitmer announced $52.5 million The money will come from the Michigan Small Business Surviv...

State task force, Whitmer urge new state policies to tackle root causes of poverty “Creating conditions that give every Michigander access to economic opportunity and prosperity is one of the most sacred duties of state government.” Credit: Governor Whitmer Published: 12:52 PM EST February 17, 2021 Updated: 12:52 PM EST February 17, 2021 LANSING, Mich. — Lifting millions of Michiganders out of poverty will require bold new initiatives, expanded state polici...

Michigan League for Public Policy I’ve always said it’s important to start off a new year with hope — hope can be a great motivator. But, after the year we’ve had, it’s hard to find hope. And, quite frankly, we need a lot more than a “positive attitude” to take on the problems our state is facing. COVID-19 has devastated us. Over 12,500 lost loved ones. Over 341,000 lost jobs. Countless days of worry, anxiety and isolation. Most of all, COVID-19 has exposed what many have known f...

The Michigan Public Service Commission today took note of a remarkable year in 2020 as it worked to maintain Michiganders’ access to safe, reliable and affordable energy and telecommunications amid a worldwide pandemic that upended lives and shook the economy. The COVID-19 pandemic response dominated the MPSC’s work in 2020, as the MPSC Staff transitioned to working remotely to ensure that the agency’s mission of energy and telecommunications regulation continued uninterrupte...